Somebody So Slow

Day 98  3/3/11 - 118 songs
First song 9:05AM:  "Sleepy Lagoon" by The Platters from Golden Hits
Last song 5:48PM:  "Somebody Mentioned Your Name" by William Bell from The Complete Stax-Volt Singles: 1959-1968 box set

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Slippin' And Slidin'"
• Little Richard from Very Best Of...
• John Lennon from Rock 'N' Roll
• Two versions of "Slow Down"
• Larry Williams from Loud, Fast & Out Of Control : The Wild Sounds Of '50s Rock box set
• The Beatles from Past Masters Volume 1
• Two versions of "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"
• The Platters from Golden Hits
• Blue Haze from Then, Totally Oldies-Vol. 6
• Two versions of "So Far Away"
• Carole King from Tapestry
• Rod Stewart from Encore:  The Very Best Of - Vol 2
• Three versions of "So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star"
• The Byrds from Greatest Hits
• Tom Petty from Pack Up The Plantation - Live!
• Tom Petty & Bob Dylan from True Confessions - Live 1986

Notes:
I listened to 118 songs on Thursday - the most in one day thus far.  The previous record was on 12/8/10 when I listened to 116.  I guess I spent quite a bit of time at my desk yesterday.
Lots of good music in that 118, so here are my favorites:

• "Slip Away" by Clarence Carter
• "Slip Sliding Away" by Paul Simon
• "Sloop John B" by The Beach Boys
• "Slow Brains" by Honeyhoney
• "Slow Ride" by Bonnie Raitt
• "Smackwater Jack" by Carole King
• "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana
• "Smokey Joe's Cafe" by The Robins
• "Smokin' In The Boys Room" by Brownsville Station
• "The Snake" by Al Wilson
• "Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron" by The Royal Guardsmen
• "So Alive" by Love and Rockets
• "So Excited" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• "So Far Away" by Dire Straits (different song than the one above)
• "So Lonely" by The Police
• "Society's Child" by Janis Ian
• "Soldier Boy" by The Shirelles
• "Solitary Man" by Neil Diamond
• "Some Guys Have All The Luck" by Rod Stewart
• "Some Like It Hot" by Power Station
• "Somebody's Baby" by Jackson Browne

Six Sleeping Simple Silver Sisters

Day 97  3/2/11 - 114 songs
First song 9:04AM:  "The Sidewalk Surf" by The Mad Lads from The Complete Stax-Volt Singles: 1959-1968
Last song 5:43PM:  "Sleepwalker" by The Wallflowers from (Breach)

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Silhouettes"
• The Rays from Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 box set
• Herman's Hermits from Greatest Hits
• Two versions of "Silver Threads And Golden Needles"
• Dusty Springfield from Anthology
• Linda Ronstadt from Greatest Hits
• Two versions of "Since I Don't Have You"
• The Skyliners from The Doo Wop Box
• Guns N' Roses from Greatest Hits
• Two versions of "Sinner's Prayer"
• Eric Clapton from From The Cradle
• Ray Charles & B.B. King from Genius Loves Company
• Three versions of "Sitting On Top Of The World"
• Two by Cream
• Wheels Of Fire (studio version)
• Goodbye (live)
• B.B. King from One Kind Favor
• Two versions of "Six Days On The Road"
• Dave Dudley from Classic Country Early 60s
• The Flying Burrito Brothers from SinCity: The Very Best Of
• Two versions of "Sixty Minute Man"
• Billy Ward & The Dominoes from The Roots of Rock 'N' Roll
• Jerry Lee Lewis from Very Best Of...
• Three versions of "The Sky Is Crying"
• Two by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• The Sky Is Crying (studio version)
• SRV box set (live)
• Eric Clapton from Blues
• Two versions of "Sleeping In The Ground" by Blind Faith
• Studio version from Crossroads box set by Eric Clapton
• Live version from The Finer Things box set by Steve Winwood

Notes:
Lots of great covers and alternate versions of great songs yesterday.  It's really fun to hear the changes that different artists do to songs, especially back to back.  Sometimes I hear the originals first, other times the cover versions, as iTunes goes alphabetically by artist, but I usually list the original first unless it is not the more well known version.
Additional favorites from yesterday:

• "Sign Language" by Eric Clapton
• "Signe" by Eric Clapton
• "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder
• "Silver Springs" by Fleetwood Mac
• "Silvio" by Bob Dylan
• "Simmer Down" by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
• "Simple Twist Of Fate" by Bob Dylan
• "Sin City" by The Flying Burrito Brothers
• "Since You've Been Gone" by Aretha Franklin
• "Singing The Blues" by Guy Mitchell
• "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger
• "Sister Golden Hair" by America
• "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" by Otis Redding
• "Six O'Clock News" by Kathleen Edwards
• "Skateaway" by Dire Straits
• "Sleep On" by Alison Krauss
• "Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny

I have to also mention that I heard "Sixteen Tons" by The Platters, but I don't have the original by Tennessee Ernie Ford.  I'll have it by the end of the day, because I'll get it from iTunes when I get home.

She Should Shout Shotgun

Day 96  3/1/11 - 99 songs
First song 8:54AM:  "(She's) Some Kind Of Wonderful by Huey Lewis & The News from Four Chords & Several Years Ago
Last song 5:30PM:  "Sidewalk Annie" by The Wallflowers from The Wallflowers

Highlights:

• Three versions of "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window"
• Two by The Beatles
• Abbey Road
• Anthology 3 (out-take)
• Joe Cocker from Mad Dogs & Englishmen
• All 26:09 of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" by Pink Floyd from Wish You Were Here
• Parts I-V (13:40)
• Parts VI-IX (12:29)
• Four versions of "Shout"
• Two by The Isley Brothers
• "Shout Part 1"
• "Shout Parts 1 & 2" (A little bit softer now...)
• The Beatles from Anthology 1
• Tom Petty from Pack Up The Plantation - Live!
• Three unique songs titled "The Show Must Go On"
• Pink Floyd from The Wall
• Queen from Classic Queen
• Three Dog Night from Best Of...

Notes:
On top of the 26:09 of "Shine On...," I also had "Sheep" from Animals by Pink Floyd yesterday, bringing their total listening time to 36:29 for three "songs."  Nothing else from yesterday was too noteworthy, so here are my favorites:

• "She Belongs To Me" by Bob Dylan
• "She Came Along To Me" by Billy Bragg & Wilco
• "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals
• "She Loves You" by The Beatles
• "She Moves Me" by Muddy Waters
• "She Said She Said" by The Beatles
• "She Talks To Angels" by The Black Crows
• "She Thinks I Still Care" by George Jones
• "Sheila" by Tommy Roe
• "Shelter From The Storm" by Bob Dylan
• "Shenandoah" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Sherry" by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
• "Sherry Darling" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Shilo" by Neil Diamond
• "Shining Star" by Earth Wind & Fire
• "Shiver Me Timbers" by Tom Waits
• "Shooting Star" by Bad Company
• "Shooting Star" by Bob Dylan
• "Shop Around" by The Miracles
• "Shotgun" by Junior Walker & The All-Stars
• "Show Me The Way" by Peter Frampton
• "Shower The People" by James Taylor
• "Side Of The Road" by Lucinda Williams

She's Shaking Seven Shattered Shadows

Day 95  2/28/11 - 105 songs
First song 9:05AM:  "Seven Curses" by Bob Dylan from The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991
Last song 5:44PM:  "She's Your Lover Now" by Bob Dylan from The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Shake"
• Otis Redding from Best Of...
• Sam Cooke from The Man and His Music
• Two versions of "Shake, Rattle, & Roll"
• Joe Turner from Atlantic Rhythm and Blues box set
• Huey Lewis & The News from Four Chords & Several Years Ago

Notes:
A very short day for the cover highlights.  Yesterday was the second time I have started and ended the day on with the same artist.  Not surprising that they're possibly the top two artists I have, Dylan & Bruce Springsteen (see 1/31/11).  Strangely though, this is the first time I've started and ended on the same album (yes, it's a box set if you want to be technical), but both of those songs are on Disc 2 in the set, so it's the same album as far as I'm concerned.
Here are my favorites from yesterday:

• "Seven Days" by Bob Dylan
• "Seven Seas Of Rhye" by Queen
• "Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye
• "Sexy Sadie" by The Beatles
• "Sh-Boom" by The Chords
• "Sha-La-La-La-Lee" by The Small Faces
• "Shadow In The Way" by Tift Merritt
• "Shake It Up" by The Cars
• "Shambala" by Three Dog Night
• "Shame On The Moon" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
• "Shame On You" by The Indigo Girls
• "The Shape I'm In" by The Band
• "The Shape You're In" by Eric Clapton
• "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top
• "Shattered" by The Rolling Stones
• "Shattered Dreams" by Johnny Hates Jazz
• "She'd Rather Be With Me" by The Turtles
• "She's A Beauty" by The Tubes
• "She's A Rainbow" by The Rolling Stones
• "She's A Woman" by The Beatles
• "She's Always A Woman" by Billy Joel
• "She's Gone" by Eric Clapton
• "She's Got A Way" by Billy Joel
• "She's Got You" by Patsy Cline
• "She's Leaving Home" by The Beatles
• "She's Like The Wind" by Patrick Swazye
• "She's Not There" by The Zombies
• "She's Not You" by Elvis Presley
• "She's So Cold" by The Rolling Stones
• "She's The One" by Bruce Springsteen
• "She's Waiting" by Eric Clapton

See September Send School

Day 94  2/25/11 - 97 songs
First song 9:08AM:  "Say What!" by Stevie Ray Vaughan from Live Alive
Last song 5:42PM:  "Seven Bridges Road" by The Eagles from Greatest Hits Volume 2


Highlights:

• Three versions of "Say What!" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Soul to Soul (studio version)
• Live Alive
• Live at Montreux
• Two versions of "Sea Cruise"
• Frankie Ford with Huey "Piano" Smith & Orchestra from Loud, Fast & Out Of Control : The Wild Sounds Of '50s Rock box set
• Dion from King Of The New York Streets box set
• Two versions of "Searchin'"
• The Coasters from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues box set
• The Beatles from Anthology 1
• Two versions of "See See Rider"
• LaVern Baker from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues box set
• Eric Burdon & The Animals from The British Invasion 1963-1967

Notes:
There was a third version of "See See Rider" that I heard back on 10/11/10 by Chuck Willis, but it was titled C.C. Rider."  Research shows both are acceptable spellings of the title.
Nothing else too noteworthy from Friday, so here are my favorites:

• "Say You Love Me" by Fleetwood Mac
• "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" by Simon & Garfunkel
• "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel
• "School Day" by Chuck Berry
• "Scuttle Buttin'" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• "Second Hand News" by Fleetwood Mac
• "See You Later, Alligator" by Bill Haley & His Comets
• "Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)" by Bob Dylan
• "September" by Earth Wind & Fire
• "September Gurls" by Big Star
• "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by The Beatles
• "Series Of Dreams" by Bob Dylan
• "Settin' The Woods On Fire" by Hank Williams

R Statistics

Total number of songs: 432
Actual time: 28 hours, 23 minutes

First song: 2/16/11 4:10PM "R.M. Blues" by Roy Milton & His Solid Senders from The Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll
Last song: 2/24/11 10:15AM "Russians" by Sting from The Dream of the Blue Turtles

Longest song:  "Roll Right Stones" by Traffic from Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory (13:47)

Top Artists:
Bruce Springsteen	23
Eric Clapton	12
The Beatles	12
Bob Dylan	10
Bruce Hornsby	6
Buddy Holly	6
Tom Petty	6
Tom Waits	6
B. B. King	5
Counting Crows	5
Elton John	5
Led Zeppelin	5
Stevie Ray Vaughan	5
Top First Words:
Rain	10
Real	11
Red	14
Right	11
River	12
Rock	36
Rockin'/Rocking	14
Roll	11
Run	14
Runnin'/Running	12

Running Safe Saturday

Day 93  2/24/11 - 111 songs
First song 9:00AM:  "Runaway" by Del Shannon from Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits - 1961
Last song 5:50PM:  "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" by Billy Joel from Turnstiles

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Runaway"
• Del Shannon
• The Traveling Wilburys from Volume 3 (deluxe edition)
• Three versions of "Running On Faith" by Eric Clapton
• Journeyman (studio version)
• Unplugged (live - acoustic [duh])
• 24 Nights (live - electric)
• Two versions of "Save The Last Dance For Me"
• The Drifters from Atlantic Rhythm and Blues box set
• Ike & Tina Turner from Phil Spector: Back To Mono box set

Notes:
The R's were wrapped up yesterday, so keep an eye out for the statistics which will be up soon.  At first glance, I'm estimating that I have 1,400 S songs.  If I remove 100 of those for duplicates, and divide by 95 songs (my average is 88 per day), it'll take me almost 14 days to get through them all.  Lots of S songs...
I got to hear another track from my EP as well in "Saturday Night Alibi."
Here are my favorites from yesterday:

• "Runnin' Down A Dream" by Tom Petty
• "Running Bear" by Johnny Preston
• "Running On Empty" by Jackson Browne
• "Sacrifice" by Elton John
• "The Sad Cafe" by The Eagles
• "Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands" by Bob Dylan
• "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" by Elton John
• "Sailing To Philadelphia" by Mark Knopfler (featuring James Taylor)
• "Saint Dominic's Preview" by Van Morrison
• "Sally Goodin'" by Bill Monroe
• "Sample In A Jar" by Phish
• "San Diego Serenade" by Tom Waits
• "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)" by Scott McKenzie
• "San Francisco Bay Blues" by Eric Clapton
• "Sanctuary" by Dion
• "Santeria" by Sublime
• "Sara" by Bob Dylan
• "Satisfaction" by Otis Redding
• "Saturday In The Park" by Chicago
• "Saturday Night Special" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
• "Save Me" by Queen
• "Save Your Heart For Me" by Gary Lewis and The Playboys
• "Savoy Truffle" by The Beatles